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Newspaper
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1899
Page
6
The state of Colorado plans a court suit in Denver led by the U S Monetary League with a silver brick valued at 100 dollars as a stand in for silver coinage. The case challenges constitutional status of gold and silver as money and government coinage duties.
A farmer visits a town store to buy 100 pounds of barbed wire with potatoes as payment. The clerk explains potatoes at 40 cents a bushel and wire at 84.70 per hundred, needing about eleven and a half bushels. The exchange hints at rising wire prices and prosperity, with a parable tone.
A Year Ago The Monarch Laundry began business and since then an excellent trade has been established. With improved equipment production increases. Get in line and come with the rest. We guarantee satisfaction. Wagons call everywhere. Phone 183. Chas Van Antwerp, proprietor.
If you want mineral land details in Benton county Missouri send 25 cents to W V Morgan War saw Mo to receive an accurate sectional map showing principal mines and government land information. First edition ships about January 1 1900 and is up to date. Order early. V V Morgan Publisher Warsaw Missouri.
An advertisement for a Christmas souvenir sale announces a major event in Sedalia. It highlights Capital Tea Star smooth edges ivory like collars processed at Sedalia Steam Laundry and lists addresses 216 and 218 Lamine Street as locations.
Holiday display at the Candy Palace titled Mistletoe and Holly draws shoppers to the shop at the city center. Contact Tel. 218 for details on seasonal decorations and events.
Money orders to foreign countries on Christmas steamers show rising wealth among immigrant workers. Post office estimates nearly 3 million dollars in these small orders, with Ireland Britain and Germany receiving large shares. A Sedalia house and lot at 1509 Vermont St. is advertised for 900 dollars with eight dollars monthly payments.
George W Albcorn opened Thursday in the store room at northeast corner Ohio and Sixth streets the original bone yard offering spare ribs tenderloin ham trimmings pork sausage hogs heads and pigs feet inviting all to dine like a prince while it lasts.
An advertisement lists Caresa Cold and La Verne grip tab as cold remedies, priced 25 cents, claiming head relief differs from quinine. It promotes Aug Fleischmann's Pharmacy at Fourth and Ohio for headache relief and touts Stevens & Stevens carriages, cleaned, tobacco-free, heated with Lehman heaters, priced at 1 dollar per couple for balls and operas, located at 207 209 Osage Street with telephone 167.
A promotion offers a customer holding the lucky number a choice of a suit overcoat jacket or collarette. Each 50 cent purchase yields a ticket. P Hoffman Spot Cash Grocer advertises prices from 114 West Main Street.
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